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  Environmental issues facing our planet can often feel disheartening. There is a sense of overwhelm and negativity around the state of our planet’s health. I do what I can to change this. I do it by not letting the negative news rule my life....

This is Charade… This is my home. Here is what  I don’t miss about living in a house. 20 feet long and about 10 feet wide is the size of the space that I live in. It floats and we can take it with us when we travel. Our sail boat is 32 feet...

I have been loving running the Conscious, Creative, Christmas Challenge. Connecting with like minded souls and having a daily reminder about what I stand for during the holidays has been just what I needed! One of the many topics we covered is how to give...

I lost my inspiration to share my Eco living journey earlier this year.   It’s back now. But it is amazing to reflect on what happened.   I went pretty hard this time last year, to create a program that shares the A to Z of what I have...

Do you go through highs and lows of living an eco life? Times where your inspiration is at its peak and you do everything you can to reduce your impact and other times where you slack off, go for the easier options and just do the bare minimum? This is typical,...

This past weekend on Australia Day, I was awarded the WA Premier’s Active Citizen Award for Fremantle! It’s an honor and feels amazing to be recognized for the volunteer work I have done over the last 3.5 years. I love the community I live...

  I like making New Year’s Resolutions. I make a few different ones every year. They guide me and connect me to what my focus should be for the year ahead. I try set resolutions that take in the bigger picture, less about specifics. It means...

    It used to be the norm to have upwards of 15 different products in plastic bottles that I used daily – face cleaner, toner, cream, shampoo, conditioner, leave in treatment, lotions, scents, exfoliators… the list goes on. I started thinking...

    I can feel it happening… I am getting pulled into it all. The Christmas Craziness! I made a conscious decision that this year, I wasn’t going to get on the consumerism bandwagon, not even a little. I wanted to make this Christmas...

When global environmental issues make the news, it feels pretty gloomy. Climate Change, rain forest destruction, the loss of species, major plastic pollution in the ocean, it all feels so massive. I personally hate the feeling this gives me. I don’t...

I have a confession to make, one I don’t like people to know…   I Drive a Big Car.   I care deeply about the planet, if you read any other posts on this site, you can see that. I want to live an eco-friendly life. I want to reduce the impact...

When there is a global problem so big and so complex, it often feels like the small actions you take are just not enough.  When I think about Climate Change, I feel small. I feel insignificant. I feel pretty disempowered. Sure, I can conserve power and reduce...

When you travel or take a holiday, it’s a time to refresh, recharge and relax. If you try to live eco-friendly in your normal day to day life, there is no reason why you can’t keep that happening on your holidays, and still feel like you are getting...

Our food system globally is pretty broken.  Yes we can go to the grocery store daily and pick up anything we want. Its really quite extraordinary. All the food is fresh, clean and without any signs of imperfection. We take it home an pack our fridges...